Definition of rhodopsin in English:

rhodopsin

noun rə(ʊ)ˈdɒpsɪnrōˈdäpsən

another term for visual purple
Example sentencesExamples
- We constructed eight mutant rhodopsin proteins and studied the effect of arrestin-mediated deactivation.
- The newly identified isomerase enzyme plays a crucial role in the regeneration of rhodopsin visual pigment in the retina after light exposure.
- The spectra of the intermediates and the ground forms of the rhodopsin family possess a characteristic common feature.
- We trace which amino acids contact the chromophore of rhodopsin.
- It is the reddish purple color of retinal that gives rhodopsin its former name visual purple.

Origin

Late 19th century: from Greek rhodon 'rose' + opsis 'sight' + -in¹.

Definition of rhodopsin in US English:

rhodopsin

nounrōˈdäpsən

A purplish-red light-sensitive pigment present in the retinas of humans and many other animal groups.
Example sentencesExamples
- It is the reddish purple color of retinal that gives rhodopsin its former name visual purple.
- The spectra of the intermediates and the ground forms of the rhodopsin family possess a characteristic common feature.
- We trace which amino acids contact the chromophore of rhodopsin.
- We constructed eight mutant rhodopsin proteins and studied the effect of arrestin-mediated deactivation.
- The newly identified isomerase enzyme plays a crucial role in the regeneration of rhodopsin visual pigment in the retina after light exposure.

Origin

Late 19th century: from Greek rhodon ‘rose’ + opsis ‘sight’ + -in.

词汇	rhodopsin
释义	Definition of rhodopsin in English: rhodopsin noun rə(ʊ)ˈdɒpsɪnrōˈdäpsən another term for visual purple Example sentencesExamples We constructed eight mutant rhodopsin proteins and studied the effect of arrestin-mediated deactivation. The newly identified isomerase enzyme plays a crucial role in the regeneration of rhodopsin visual pigment in the retina after light exposure. The spectra of the intermediates and the ground forms of the rhodopsin family possess a characteristic common feature. We trace which amino acids contact the chromophore of rhodopsin. It is the reddish purple color of retinal that gives rhodopsin its former name visual purple. Origin Late 19th century: from Greek rhodon 'rose' + opsis 'sight' + -in¹. Definition of rhodopsin in US English: rhodopsin nounrōˈdäpsən A purplish-red light-sensitive pigment present in the retinas of humans and many other animal groups. Example sentencesExamples It is the reddish purple color of retinal that gives rhodopsin its former name visual purple. The spectra of the intermediates and the ground forms of the rhodopsin family possess a characteristic common feature. We trace which amino acids contact the chromophore of rhodopsin. We constructed eight mutant rhodopsin proteins and studied the effect of arrestin-mediated deactivation. The newly identified isomerase enzyme plays a crucial role in the regeneration of rhodopsin visual pigment in the retina after light exposure. Origin Late 19th century: from Greek rhodon ‘rose’ + opsis ‘sight’ + -in.
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